Shields Leads Indiana Golf Notes at French Lick
Veteran amateur Frank Shields of Indianapolis Country Club headlines a yearlier feature with his use of a long handled putter and debating points about club choice. Highlighted are Highland Club members at French Lick and Kiwanis Mid-Summer golf at Highland with about sixty players and a Silver trophy. Norman Ross sets new pro swimming marks at Toronto ahead of the Wrigley marathon.
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Ray Reed
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Highland Course
Clarence E. Darnell
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United Press
Chicago
Toronto
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Steeles defeat Ellettsville in Sunday nines action
Roy E Steele Stars won 6 to 3 over Ellettsville Ind with Orvis pitching. Steeles to play Connersville Bets Ross nine Sunday at 7 P am at Pennsylvan ia St. players urged to report. Riverside AAs beat Brookside 13 to 6. Arcadia Boosters defeated Rushville Coca Colas 8 to 7.
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Rumor claims Robins manager Robinson may leave club
An unconfirmed rumor circulated that Wilbert Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn Robins, would be dropped when his 1929 contract ends. Stephen W. McKeever, Robins part owner, is said to favor removing Robinson after the 1929 season.
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Thirty-Two Qualify for Competition in Title Flight
Thirty-two women golfers advance to championship flight in the Women's Western title event at Indian Hill Club. Dorothy Page led qualifiers with 77, while Elizabeth Curtis and Louise Fergus won a four-hole playoff for the final spots. Defending champion Pressler and 1926 champ Page were among early entrants, with several past titlists eliminated.
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Marion Turpie
New Orleans
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de Kalb
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Virginia
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Glen’ View
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Los Angeles
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Oshkosh
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Anne Webster
Ft. Leavenworth
Per Maysonnean
Major Stars Yesterday In Baseball With United Press
Al Simmons went hitless in two at bats but scored a run. Harry Heilman went 0 for 3. Paul Waner singled in four plate appearances and scored. Freddy Tipdatress and others were idle as Gehrig and Moriecis posted strong marks.
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Me” A Gehrig
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Ripple Bouts Thursday at Broad Ripple Park
Local boxing card features Billy Moore and Cecil Hurt in a six round middleweight bout at Broad Ripple Park with additional five bouts listed. Two box offices will operate to ease entrance crowds and ticket lines.
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Hoosier Aces Fall to Bt. Patricks in Slugfest
Hoosier Aces were defeated by Bt. Patricks nine 14 to 10 in a high scoring Sunday game. Johnson Mazelin and L Williams homered for the Aces. A seventh inning delay occurred due to the 6 o'clock law.
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McDonald to Fight Kane in Ten Round Card at Harrison
Canadian lightweight Steve McDonald from Glace Bay Nova Scotia competes in a ten round bout against Jack Kane of Chicago at Ft Harrison tonight. Other matches include Frankie Larrabee versus Jackie Reynolds and Howard Mitchell versus Jackie Purvis with several four and six round bouts.
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Ft. Harrison
Jack Kane
Chicago
McDonald
Glace Bay
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Gordon Rhodes Delayed to After 1928 Season
Gordon Rhodes, the sensational young pitcher with Hollywood, slated to join the Yankees, will not reach the big leagues until after the 1928 season, according to his owners.
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Hollywood
Yankees
Ruether Goes Good for San Francisco Club
Dutch Ruether pitched 21 of 23 games this season for San Francisco. He posted 19 wins and 4 losses in that span.
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Dutch Reuther
San Francisco
Gene Tunney to sail for Europe amid private citizen status
Gene Tunney set to sail Thursday for Europe with Thornton Wilder as a private citizen and not married before departure. He left Maine after visiting fiancée Miss Mary Josephine Lauder and avoided reporters with a disguise. Tunney, recently promoted to Marine Reserve captain, had been rumored to wed before leaving.
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Marine Reserves Corps
United Press
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St. John's Island
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Maine
Otf Tunney
Marine Reserve Corps
Jack Dempsey
Philadelphia
Play Moves Fast in National Net Tournament on Culver Courts
The National junior and boys tennis tournament began at Culver Military Academy with second round results and third round play. Top juniors Frank Shields and Keith Gledhill advanced with ease while Indiana entrants faced early exits. Notable: Fred Brace, Pontiac, Mich., reached the third round with upsets of Harold Thurman and R Joyce Portnoy.
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Gledhill
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Grand Rapids
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Milwaukee
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Oak Park
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Pontiac, Mich
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Oklahoma Star
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St. Louis Flash
Athletics Hold Highest and Lowest World Series Batting Averages
The Philadelphia Athletics posted the top team batting average in a World Series with .317 in 1910 and the lowest with .162 in 1905, marking extreme performances in the series history.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Johnson’s Tough Side Shows in Bears Suspension
Walter Johnson, famed for gentleness, revealed a tougher side by suspending outfielder Bill Lamar and pitcher Hughey McQuillan early this year. The action targeted players for poor conditioning and lack of effort with the Newark Bears.
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Bill Lamar
Hughey McQuillan
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Stumpy Thomason Seeks Fall Football Eligibility
Georgia Tech sophomore back Stumpy Thomason plans summer school to regain eligibility for football this fall after being suspended in spring for scholastic deficiencies. He aims to participate despite past academic setbacks.
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Stumpy Thomason
Georgia Tech
Cleveland retains Peckinpaugh as manager for 1929 season
The Cleveland baseball club will keep Roger Peckinpaugh as manager for 1929. Despite the Indians’ low standing in the American League race this year, owner wealth and confidence in Peckinpaugh point to a stronger club for Cleveland fans next season.
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Roger Peckinpaugh
The Cohens Have It at NYU Football
New York University runs a Cohen family fullback legacy with four consecutive seasons and prepares for another Cohen to start this year.
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Cohen
Risko Becomes Deputy Marshal Amid Turbulent Ohio Town
John Risko, a leading businessman and prominent Figure in Sheffield Lake Village Ohio, was appointed deputy marshal after a confrontation with a truck driver led to a lawsuit. His new role lets him defend himself and his interests with less fear of legal action.
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Pug
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Ohio
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Risko
United States Argentina polo matches postponed to September dates
The first international polo match between the United States and Argentina is moved from September 3 to September 8 with a second game set for September 12 and a potential third on September 15. Weather and minor injuries to Argentina players Miles and Kenny prompted the request by captain Jack Nelson.
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NEW York
United States
Argentina
Jack Miles
Arthur Kenny
Jack Nelson
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